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NCD Child

The Double-Burden Of Malnutrition In Sub-Saharan Africa: Engaging Youth In Nutritious Food – Summary Report

Report

07 Oct 2021

On June 14 and 15, NCD Child, in partnership with the Ghana NCD Alliance and the South Africa NCD Alliance hosted an Independent Summit Dialogue for the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS). The event was an opportunity for organizations and individuals working on malnutrition in all its forms in sub-Saharan Africa to amplify their ideas for ensuring access to nutritious food for young peopl...

ReportSocial determinants of healthUnhealthy diets

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NCD Alliance

From Siloes to Synergies: Integrating noncommunicable disease prevention and care into global health initiatives and universal health coverage

Report

23 Sep 2021

This policy research report was commissioned to The George Institute for Global Health by the NCD Alliance, with support &nbsp;from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. We would like to thank Kent Buse, David Peiris, Emma Feeny from The George Institute and Estefania Palomino and James Reid from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust for their support and guidance. &n...

ReportHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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NCD Child

Childhood obesity on the rise during COVID-19: A request for global leaders to change the trajectory

Publication

21 Sep 2021

Childhood obesity has been rising in all world regions; 2019 estimates were that 158 million children aged 5 to 19 years are living with obesity, of whom many live in low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there has been limited to no progress to halt the rise in more than 20 years, and this number is projected to increase to 254 million by 2030. NCD Child, a global multi-stakeholder coa...

PublicationMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthNutrition and food safetyPhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings 2021. COVID-19 and other health priorities

Publication

15 Sep 2021

Overview Health technologies, specially medical devices are essential for a functioning health system. The &nbsp;response &nbsp;to &nbsp;the &nbsp;global &nbsp;COVID-19 &nbsp;pandemic &nbsp;crisis &nbsp;has &nbsp;exacerbated &nbsp;the &nbsp;need &nbsp;for &nbsp;rapid&nbsp; evidence based &nbsp;assessments &nbsp;of &nbsp;innovative &nbsp;health &nbsp;technologies &nbsp;to &nbsp;ensure &nbsp;safe...

PublicationCommunicable diseasesDigital health and innovation

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World Health Organization

Welcome to the global repository of interventions for creating healthier environments and improving health

Publication

15 Sep 2021

The Compendium is a comprehensive collection of available WHO and other United Nations (UN) guidance for improving health by creating healthier environments. It provides an overview and easy access of 500 actions, and a framework for thinking about health and environment interventions. It covers a broad range of areas such as air pollution, water, sanitation and hygiene, climate change, chemicals,...

PublicationEnvironment, climate change and healthSocial determinants of health

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Springer - Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

The role of collaborative, multistakeholder partnerships in reshaping the health management of patients with noncommunicable diseases during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

28 Jul 2021

Background Policies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted the screening, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of noncommunicable (NCD) patients while affecting NCD prevention and risk factor control. Aims To discuss how the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the health management of NCD patients, identify which aspects should be carried forward into future NCD managemen...

Multistakeholder CollaborationHealthy AgingHealth system strengthening, including governance and financing

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World Health Organization

Voice, agency, empowerment

Publication

31 May 2021

Social participation is an important means for governments to develop responsive health policies and programmes, which are more likely to be implemented by a broad stakeholder group. It is at the heart of the inclusive governance needed for countries to stake their individual paths towards Universal Health Coverage while ensuring that no one is left behind. As simple as it may seem in theory, i...

PublicationMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder Collaboration

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World Health Organization

World report on hearing

Report

29 May 2021

The World Report on Hearing (WRH) has been developed in response to the World Health Assembly resolution (WHA70.13), adopted in 2017 as a means of providing guidance for Member States to integrate ear and hearing care into their national health plans.&nbsp;Based on the best available evidence, this report presents epidemiological and financial data on hearing loss; outlines available cost-effectiv...

ReportDisability and rehabilitation

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WHO

Introduction and scale up of self-care interventions for SRHR: Lessons from the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Article

07 May 2021

In April 2021, WHO published a special supplement in the journal of Health Research Policy and Systems entitled, Catalysing policy change to introduce and scale up self-care interventions for SRHR: Lessons from the Eastern Mediterranean Region. There are seven publications included in the supplement which highligh examples of effevtive tools and partnerships which can be a game-changer for acceler...

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BMJ Global Health

Integration of non-communicable disease and HIV/AIDS management: a review of healthcare policies and plans in East Africa

Publication

04 May 2021

Background Low-income and middle-income countries are struggling to manage growing numbers of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), while services for patients with HIV infection are well established. There have been calls for integration of HIV and NCD services to increase efficiency and improve coverage of NCD care, although evidence of effectiveness remains unclear. In this...

PublicationCommunicable diseasesHealth system strengthening, including governance and financingPrimary health care

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United Nations World Food Programme

WFP’s Socio-economic Response and Recovery Programme Framework

Briefs & Fact Sheets

24 Apr 2021

WFP’s Socio-economic Response and Recovery Programme Framework (SERRF, formerly the MTPF) lays out WFP’s contribution to inclusive and resilient recovery. It provides a flexible framework for WFP to support affected communities, national governments and partners ‘build back better.’ The SERRF operates through three pillars of intervention that are central to an effective, efficient and eq...

Briefs & Fact SheetsSocial determinants of health

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eClinicalMedicine

COVID-19, conflict, and non-communicable diseases among refugees

Publication

15 Apr 2021

The document discusses the challenges faced by refugees in managing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights how refugees are at an increased risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes due to pre-existing NCDs, compounded by socioeconomic stressors and barriers to accessing care. It also&nbsp;calls for a cross-sectoral, holistic approach to address the syndemic of NCDs and...

PublicationCommunicable diseasesEmergency preparedness, prevention and responseRefugee and migrant health

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